The SWR should not change between the connectors, nor should one
BNC-to-UHF adapter make a noticable difference even at TWO meters.
Check the shield termination on the PL-259 on your antenna coax; these
are often loose inside the PL-259 barrel, so that bending the coax one
way or the other can change the SWR.
Cortland
--- In FT817@e..., alan@m... wrote:
I have a dipole for 6 meters with a so239 connector. I have
attached
to both the rear and front (via a 239/bnc adapter) and have noticed
very different SWR characteristics depending where I have it plugged
in. When plugging into the rear, the SWR seems to be where I would
expect it to be, so I am assuming that the bnc adapter on the front
is the issue. Has anyone else experienced this?
Also, I would appreciate hearing any comments/suggestions on
successful antennas for low power 6 meter operation (horizontal vs.
vertical, height above ground, holding my mouth right ;) etc. I
have
been hearing alot of good openings on 6, but I don't seem to be
getting out there very well.
Thanks
Alan
KD5CNI
